That's why I was hoping to stick to the 7 day schedule. My son absolutely loves handling him so I was thinking, if the snake knows what day feeding day is, it'll cut down on the risk of hungry nips, especially in the beginning. Plus, we have a strict no touching rule on feeding day. Maybe I'll try to feed him this Friday and if he eats, we'll stick to it. If he doesn't eat, then we'll wait and try again Monday. He won't eat if he's not hungry so, it can't hurt to try right?